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SUNDAY SAVORY: GREENERY

“Avocado Toast” from The Butcher’s Daughter

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1205 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291

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Avocado toast with cilantro, lime and mustard seed.

With 2017 starting fresh, Pantone’s color of the year - greenery - reflects “healthier food resolutions and growing vegetarian trends,” according to Forbes. Famous vegetarian restaurant The Butcher’s Daughter offers this refreshing brunch meal which will suck the meat lover out of you and replenish your desire for bacon with buckwheat toast. Paired with cilantro, lime and Granny Smith apple pieces, this avocado toast is going green in a whole new way. 

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“The Purge / Rapfix Cypher” (20 syl Remix) by Schoolboy Q (2014)

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Here’s what these five girls had to say about what their makeup says about them...

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Hear Alexis speak more about consumerism on USC’s campus...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFq7o1oLA3c

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To hear more about L.A. fashion, watch the rest of the video...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8O0hrHpKVE

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Venturing Arts District, Los Angeles

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STREET STYLE SERIES PT I:

pink yeezy hat - black leather jacket - white crop top - distressed jeans - white birkenstocks

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“Nikes” by Frank Ocean on Blonde (2016).

"All you want is Nikes.” Five pairs later, Frank is still speaking my language.

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Fashion Show v. Spectacle

Rapper-turned-designer Kanye West presented his Yeezy 4 fashion collection at Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island September 7, 2016.

Those are FACTS. But the takeaway? It wasn’t just a fashion show - it was a Kanye West show. Complete with his Kardashian clan, Pablo livestream from Tidal and exclusive Adidas collection, he has contributed to the evolution of the traditional fashion show to a heavily-branded spectacle.

The previous emphases on texture, demeanor and consistency - the tenets that once evaluated fashion - have been replaced with signature labels, idiosyncratic structuring and overall eccentricity. It’s not a matter of “What is he/she wearing?” anymore. It’s all about “Who?”

Whether it be Kanye for Yeezy x Adidas or his renowned half sister-in-law Kendall Jenner for Victoria’s Secret, the designer or model has become an ever-present focus of fashion shows. Before, these displays received such acclaim because of the designer’s work that reflected legitimate fashion statements. The late Alexander McQueen, for example, scribbled his name across billboards when he crafted his infamous “Armadillo Heeled Boots”, as seen in the first picture. His striking stilettos can be seen as fashion forward, but can the same be said about West’s nude bodysuits as seen in his first Yeezy season in the second picture?

The staggering simplicity of his line proves that the “fashion” behind his “fashion collection” is a statement of branding himself as an even more prominent figure. So that brings me to an even larger question that opens up an even deeper discussion: Do consumers buy pieces they think are fashionable or have a special label to them?

Plain white tees with holes, thousand dollar athleisure sneakers and skin-tight apparel define Yeezy. In comparison to McQueen’s colorful ensembles, the only personality seen in West’s collection is muted in the nude-based palette. Each Yeezy season has built on the previous one, but remains unadorned. The consumerist agenda behind such a brand is to establish a brand that is central to one name, one figure. 

It’s all about Kanye, not about Yeezy. Sounds like an identity crisis, but is rather quite the opposite - it’s an identity reinvention. A boost, if you will, brought to you only by Yeezy. 

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NIKE STREET STYLE PT. II

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FRIDAY FEEL GOOD ~“Dirty Water” by Marc E. Bassy on Groovy People EP (2016)

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Bassy from The Bay is back with new beats. Now saw that five times fast. But that’s not how he rolls: his smooth, subtle, summery tracks sound almost as refreshing as taking a dip in...dirty water. Except not “dirty”, per say. Check out the rest of the EP, and I promise you it won’t be the “last one [you’ll] love.”

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s t o r y b o o k   m i s s i o n: 

I want to be a journalist because I like to write stories. Personally, I’m a fan of literary fiction, but what makes journalism “journalism” is its mission of telling true stories. I post a lot of true stories about notorious artists like The Weeknd and Kanye West (if you couldn’t tell already) because they have unique stories that make them the household names they are today - there’s darkness, mystery, drama, romance, hope. There’s a lot of judgment surrounding artists like them, some justifiable and some not, but I urge you to read their true stories and think again. You can’t judge a book by its cover, right? 

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“Gone” by The Weeknd on Trilogy (2012)

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SATURDAY SAVORY: HEARTY BRUNCH 

 "Wild Northwest Salmon Hash" from La Provence

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15151 SW Barrows Rd, Beaverton, OR 97007

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Wild northwest smoked salmon and sautéed leeks tossed with fresh cut hash browns grilled golden brown, topped with two eggs any style (I chose over easy), then drizzled with fresh lemon-dill sauce. My two favorite things combined: the PNW (meaning the Pacific Northwest) and brunch. Local food for the heart and late morning nourishment for the soul hits the spot. Paired with your favorite cup of coffee and a view of the lake, this meal couldn't disappoint any brunch lover.